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HARDy ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS 
Climbing Honeysuckle. See Vines. 
HYDRANGEA, PANICULATA GRANDIFLORA 
Blooms may he dried for tvinter bouquets 
Hydrangea 
Arborescens, Hills of Snow. A very beautiful and 
showy shrub. Grows to a height of from 3 to 6 feet 
according as it is trimmed in the spring. It has large 
white blossoms, resembling Common Snowball but 
larger. They come in June and last into August. Very 
decorative in the border, in base plantings, as a single 
specimen or in groups, fine for cut flowers. Also makes 
a fine border or floral hedge; and when planted alter¬ 
nately with the Hydrangea Paniculata Grandiflora, 
forms a most conspicuous hedge with continuous 
bloom from June till frost. A hedge of this sort with 
the blue Delphinium or Red Phlox, or both, set in 
front "of it for variety is one of the most gorgeous 
things imaginable and will furnish a whole season’s 
bloom from early summer till frost. It is one of our 
most decorative shrubs. Should be well pruned in 
March before the shoots start to grow. Should be grown 
in rich soil and well irrigated. Does well in shade. 
Paniculata Grandiflora. The Panicled Hardy Hy¬ 
drangea, or Large Powered Hydrangea. Should be 
cut back severely in March to short stumps. Will 
then grow to a height of 3 to 6 feet, with a blossom on 
the end of each new shoot. If not trimmed, there will 
be more but smaller blossoms. It has immense cone- 
shaped blossoms on pendulous branches. They are 
white, turning to shades of pink. The shrub blossoms 
in August and the blossoms will last on the bushes till 
frost. When cut in their maturity and placed in dry 
vases, they will retain their beauty into the winter. 
This shrub is the most showy of them all during the 
fall and therefore very valuable. It is fine for decora¬ 
tive purposes either on the bush or cut; is hardy in 
smoky or dusty locations, or in the shady corner. Is 
fine as a single specimen plant, in borders, shrubbery 
or in groups along the drives and walks, and makes a 
most magnificent floral hedge, especially when alter¬ 
nated with the Hydrangea Arborescens and bordered 
with perennial plants, like Red Phlox or Delphinium. 
Paniculata Grandiflora Tree Form. Grown in tree 
form, it reaches a height of from 5 to 7 feet and some¬ 
times much more. The blossoms are the same as on 
the bush form. The tree form looks well planted singly 
or in pairs on either side of a formal entrance, and is 
very decorative in the formal garden, or in the ceme¬ 
tery. 
Hortensis (French Hydrangea). Very decorative 
and beautiful but not entirely hardy. They are grown 
extensively as pot plants for Easter decoration by 
florists but may be grown out-of-doors like the hardy 
Hydrangeas in sheltered locations, around the lati¬ 
tude of Philadelphia, Columbus—as an example. 
In some soils, the blossoms naturally are blue, in 
others pink. In some gardens, they will be blue one 
year and pink the next. Blue flowers may be artifl- 
cially produced by mixing into each bushel of soil 
about the plant, about one pound of alum broken up 
into pieces about the size of a hickory nut, or iron 
borings or filings. 
Hugonis or Golden Rose of China. This rose shrub 
is listed here because of its exceptional adaptability 
for shrubbery planting, making a symmetrical bush 
about 6 feet in height and as much in diameter. In 
spring its long arching sprays are lined to the tip on 
both sides with single yellow flowers resembling 
dainty yellow roses. Very hardy. 
He de France. See Butterfly Bush. 
Indian Currant. See Coralberry. 
Japan Quince, Flowering Quince or Japonica. In 
May, just before Apple blossom time, this shrub is 
startlingly brilliant with its dazzling scarlet flowers. 
In every garden, scarlet should be the high light. In 
every month, there should be some flowers of scarlet 
color here and there as dominant features to accentu¬ 
ate and emphasize. In May, there is no other shrub 
The propagation of our Supreme Quality Nursery Stock is based on five vital fundamentals 
1. PEDIGREED PARENTAGE 
The same principle as in prize-winning cattle or thoroughbred race horses. “Breeding tells.” 
2. SHIELD TYPE BUDDING 
The latest scientific development of variety budding with the object of improving and retaining 
the finest in Blue Ribbon Strains. 
,3. SCIENTIFIC ROOT AND TOP PRUNING 
The ultimate in care and “know how” to insure a heavy, bushy, vigorous root system balanced 
up with a hardy, well-branched top. 
4. NU-WAY SPACING 
“Costs more than crowding” but produces quality stock of proper growth and shape for sturdy, 
long life. 
5. MOISTURE CONTROL 
“Just right” amount of moisture for scientifically correct handling and packing to insure arrival 
in field-fresh, ready-to-grow condition. 
